Administration

The Office of the City Business Administrator was created in 2019 by Mayor Julia Fahl and the City Council. The first individual to serve in the capacity as the City Business Administrator is Alex Torpey.

The City Business Administrator, under the direction of the Mayor, is the chief administrative, operations, and personnel manager for the City, responsible for the City’s day to day operations. Their duties include:

Serving as the City’s Purchasing Agent and manager/internal auditor of bills, procurement, and all aspects of the City’s Finance Department
Preparing, managing, and advising the Mayor and City Council on the City’s budget and finances
Study, prepare, and implement recommendations regarding the operations or administration of the City Government
Investigate, manage, and resolve the affairs of the municipality or complaints registered by members of the public
Personnel and human resources related responsibilities, including the hiring, firing, promotion, or demotion of various City employees
Liaise and work with outside entities and governments
Prepare, submit, and manage grant applications

You can find Ordinance 03-2019 here, which is the ordinance that establishes this position.

City of Lambertville - Business Administrator Alex Torpey

Alex Torpey was appointed as the first City’s first Business Administrator, starting employment May 15th, 2019.

Alex was formerly the Borough Administrator for Leonia, Bergen County, New Jersey and before that, Mayor and OEM Coordinator of his hometown South Orange, Essex County New Jersey.

Alex founded and was a managing partner of a digital media and management consulting company, Veracity Media, as well as the founder of the nonpartisan nonprofit Rethink Leadership, which aims to help young people run for office and engage more deeply in civics and their community. Alex is currently a visiting professor of governance and technology at Seton Hall University, teaching experiential and critical courses in Seton Hall’s MPA program and is a management and governance consultant. Alex has been an advisor and mentor to many young people running for office or engaging in civic spaces in some way, and has been a vocal advocate for greater transparency and better management and systems in government, especially local government. He has spoken at conferences and workshops across the state and country on these topics.

Alex earned is B.A. in Political Science and American Law from Hampshire College, and his M.P.A. from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Alex has been a volunteer EMT with the South Orange Rescue Squad since 2010, and teaches CPR and FEMA-CERT courses.

In his free time, Alex enjoys fishing, hiking, camping, riding his motorcycle, reading, writing, photography and discussing governance philosophy, or really anything interesting.

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